11 State AGs Tell Mass. To Back Off Exxon Probe – Law360

Law360, Dallas (September 9, 2016, 3:34 PM ET) — Eleven state attorneys general on Thursday sought leave to file an amicus brief supporting Exxon Mobil Corp. in the company’s bid to halt the Massachusetts attorney general from moving forward with an investigation into the energy giant’s public statements about climate change.

The AGs, led by Ken Paxton of Texas, argue in the brief that Massachusetts AG Maura Healey launched a civil investigative demand for decades’ worth of records from Exxon in “an attempt to establish and enforce a singular climate change viewpoint despite the fact…

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Based on 2016 IMF Report the fossil fuel industry extracted $700B (billion) in annual tax payer subsidies. They paid $117 million in campaign contributions and they have 720 lobbyists in Washington, D.C. SOURCE